That's Hollywood!

I agree w/ everyone here. Amazing television. Even the title sequence was amazing. I watched this with my folks when I was a kid. It set a pretty high bar for my expectations regarding documentary television. I'm willing to fork over a bunch of cash to be able to stream this.

That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors, producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips. Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.

That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and Co-Producer/Editor team.

I watched this show when I was a kid...and I loved it. I found it utterly fascinating. But this was back when there was still some mystery to the behind-the-scenes aspect of movies. Nowadays, we see this stuff on the daily news. Movies -- to me, anyway -- are about magic and mystery...and "That's Hollywood" gave us a glimpse into that exciting realm. If they sold these old shows in a tape collection, I'd buy it!

That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors, producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips. Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.

That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and Co-Producer/Editor team.

As Jim said above,if this were put out on Video or DVD,I'd buy it too! I watched this show for about 3 or 4 years I think,starting in early 1977 and I may be wrong but I think it ended in '81 or '82. I was 8 when it started and if I'm right,I was 12 or more when it ended.

This gave me my earliest insights into a time before me,that I didn't even know existed. It was intriguing to learn all about the stars of "Hollywood's Golden Age" and then to discover (at that time) that a great deal of them were still living! When my family lived in California from 1977 to 1980,I wished we could have gone to Hollywood more often and found and met these folks.

"That's Hollywood" opened my eyes at a very impressionable age and the fact that it was narrated by Tom "Mr C." Bosley from Happy Days,kept me tuned in! If it turns up on video,all of you out there reading this,get it! Buy or rent 1985's "That's Dancing" film as well,it's a great movie like this was a great show (and still is!)